Special Open Enrollment Periods for Affordable Care Act
Sunday, June 1st, 2014 -- 9:06 AM
-The first open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act has ended, but you may still be eligible for a special enrollment period.According to a press release from the Clark County UW-Extension Office, a special enrollment period is a 60-day window of time when people who have a ?qualifying life event? can apply for and buy insurance at the Health Insurance Marketplace for the first time, or change a plan outside of the open enrollment period.
Since the next open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace will not begin until November 15th, many people will have one or more of these common life changes that will allow them to act during a special enrollment period.
Some of the qualifying life events that trigger a special enrollment period include having a baby, moving, gaining citizenship, or getting out of prison. Another important qualifying life event is losing other health insurance coverage.
Wisconsinites who go without health insurance may have to pay a tax penalty for being uninsured when filing taxes in 2015. For some families that means a smaller refund or owing the government more money.
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